Yilin Wu obtained his B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2004 and Ph.D. in Physics from University of Notre Dame in 2009. After postdoctoral research at Rowland Institute of Harvard University (with Howard C. Berg), he joined the Department of Physics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and currently holds the position of Professor. His research has substantially advanced the understanding on the collective motion and self-organization of primitive life forms and active matter. He is named as an inaugural RGC Research Fellow of Hong Kong SAR (2021-2025) and a recipient of The Xplorer Prize from New Cornerstone Science Foundation.